Paul Scholes, an 11 Premier League and two Champions Leagues winner, wasn’t fooled by United’s victory over Atalanta in the Champions League mid-week.”It was a great night but that first half was a major worry. people say I am miserable, but I looked at that game thinking about Liverpool at the weekend. If you play two central midfielders against them, it’ll be three or four-nil”, Scholes said after the Atalanta match.He couldn’t be more accurate – Liverpool renamed Old Trafford to ‘Theatre of Nightmares’ with four scored in the first half already – final score 0-5.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remaining United manager dwells in the realm of science fiction after today’s match. But let’s get to it with the match recap.Five minutes. That’s all it took for Jurgen Klopp’s side to open the scoresheet at their biggest rival’s ground. A superb goal from great team play – Naby Keita caught a perfect pass and fired an excellent low shot inside the right post. There was nothing David De Gea could do.From the very start, it was obvious that Harry Maguire and his colleague in the back line are class below Liverpool’s attackers. Meanwhile, United’s offensive line tried and tried but weren’t accurate enough.It was two-nil in the 13th minute already. Diogo Jota reached far to collect a pass inside the box and slammed home inside the left post. De Gea was helpless again.The situation cooled down a bit in front United’s goal but it that did not mean Liverpool were done. First half agony continued in the 38th minute as Mohamed Salah smashed a precise shot inside the right post with a lovely finish. The incredible Egyptian doubled his tally seconds before the half-time whistle.Mid-game break came as a pause for the African goal-scoring machine. He completed his hat-trick in the 50 minute.Oh yes, there was a five-time Ballon d-Or winner on the pitch. Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be at least one level above his team-mates. The Portuguese superstar stopped Liverpool’s terror in the 53rd minute with a great goal – however it was disallowed due to offside.Paul Pogba, who came in at half-time, was supposed to wake his colleagues up from a shock they were in. Instead, he brought them even lower in the 60th minute. Frenchman’s reckless foul did not give him time to even put some sweat on that shirt as referee Anthony Taylor showed him a red card.Manchester United 0-4 Liverpool (45+5’) pic.twitter.com/HJyn12ErpE— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 24, 2021 🚨 QUELLE IMAGE ! La tête complètement dépitée de Sir Alex Ferguson après le 5ème but de Liverpool face à Manchester United ! 😭Force à lui 🙏❤️ #MUNLIV pic.twitter.com/7WyOzWzNJS— Corentin Info Sports (@Corentin_Info) October 24, 2021 Liverpool knew they had it in the bag and it looked as if Klopp wanted to preserve his players and protect them from a higher tempo in the remainder of the match.Pretty much nothing happened on the pitch until the 84th minute when Edinson Cavani fired a shot from close range, but he was somehow only able to hit the crossbar.The fortress that Old Trafford once was looks like ancient history, especially against teams such as this Liverpool outfit.Liverpool confidently reach back-to-back league victories at Old Trafford for the first time since January 2002 and they are currently at 19 league games unbeaten (W14, D5), the best such streak in England’s top-four tiers.The men from Merseyside breathe down Chelsea’s neck in the standings, holding only one point less than the London Blues.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 9Friday Arsenal – Aston Villa 3-1 (2-0)/Partey 23, Aubameyang 45+6, Smith Rowe 56 – Ramsey 82/Saturday Chelsea – Norwich City 7-0 (3-0)/Mount 8, 85, 90+1, Hudson-Odoi 18, James 42, Chilwell 57, Aarons 62 og/Crystal Palace – Newcastle United 1-1 (0-0)/Benteke 56 – Wilson 65/Everton – Watford 2-5 (1-1)/Davies 3, Richarlison 63 – King 13, 80, 86, Kucka 78, Dennis 90+1/Leeds United – Wolverhampton 1-1 (0-1)/Raphinha 90+4 pen – Hwang 10/Southampton – Burnley 2-2 (1-1)/Livramento 41, Broja 50 – Cornet 13, 57/Brighton & Hove Albion – Manchester City 1-4 (0-3)/Mac Allister 81 pen – Gundogan 13, Foden 28, 31, Mahrez 90+5/Sunday Brentford – Leicester City 1-2 (0-1)/Zanka 60 -Tielemans 14, Maddison 73/West Ham – Tottenham 1-0 (0-0)/Michail Antonio 72/Manchester United – Liverpool 0-5 (0-4)/Keita 5, Jota 13, Salah 38, 45+5, 50/
